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China |
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The Legendary Period The Age of the
Five Rulers, lasting for 647 years. |
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Hsia / Xia Dynasty
2205 - 1766 BC (1962 - 1523 BC)
Upper China; Longhan
Period. Yu the Great was the founder of the Xia Dynasty, the first historical dynasty of China.
His capital
was probably at Erlitou. There were sixteen succeeding emperors in this line. |
2205 BC |
Yu the Great |
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Shang Dynasty
1766 - 1122 BC (1523 - 1028 BC) |
1766 BC - ? |
Ch'eng-tang (Shang tang) |
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T'ai-chia |
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Wu-ling |
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T'ai-keng |
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Hsiao-chia |
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Yung-chi |
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T'ai-wu |
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Chung-ting |
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Wai-jen |
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Tsien-chia |
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Tsu-yi |
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Tsu-hsin |
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Ch'iang-chia |
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Tsu-ting |
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Nan-keng |
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Hu-chia |
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P'an-keng |
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Hsiao-hsin |
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Hsiao-yi |
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Wu-ting |
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Tsu-kêng |
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Tsu-chia |
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Lin-hsin |
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K'ang-tin |
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Wu-yi |
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Wên-wu-ting |
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Ti-yi |
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? - 1122 BC |
Ti-hsin |
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Chou / Zhou / Shu Dynasty
1122 - 255 BC (1027 - 256 BC)
EARLY ZHOU PERIOD
1122 - 771 BC |
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WESTERN ZHOU
1122 - 722 BC
Capital: Hao.
EASTERN ZHOU
1122 - 722 BC
Capital: Luoyang. |
1100 BC |
Wu Wang |
Western Zhou. |
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Chêng Wang |
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K'ang Wang |
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c.950 BC |
Chao Wang |
Western Zhou. |
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Mu Wang |
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Kung Wang |
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I Wang |
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Hsiao Wang |
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I Wang |
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878 BC |
Li Wang |
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841 BC |
First solid date in
Chinese chronology. |
827 BC |
Hsüan Wang |
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781 - 771 BC |
Yu Wang |
Western Zhou. |
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MIDDLE ZHOU PERIOD
771 - 473 BC |
771 BC |
P'ing Wang |
Eastern Zhou. |
722 - 481 BC |
Spring and Autumn Period. |
719 BC |
Huan Wang |
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696 BC |
Chuang Wang |
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681 BC |
Hsi Wang |
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676 BC |
Hui Wang |
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651 BC |
Hsiang Wang |
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618 BC |
Ch'ing Wang |
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612 BC |
K'uang Wang |
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606 BC |
Ting Wang |
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585 BC |
Chien Wang |
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571 BC |
Ling Wang |
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544 BC |
Ching Wang |
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519 BC |
Ching Wang |
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Warring States Era
481 - 221 BC |
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LATE ZHOU PERIOD
472 - 256 BC |
475 BC |
Yüan Wang |
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468 BC |
Chêng-ting Wang |
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440 BC |
K'ao Wang |
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425 BC |
Wei-lieh Wang |
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401 BC |
An Wang |
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c.400 BC |
The dynasty collapses and
fragments. |
375 BC |
Lieh Wang |
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368 BC |
Hsien Wang |
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320 BC |
Shên-ching Wang |
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314 - 256 BC |
Nan Wang |
King of Chou. |
311 - 279 BC |
Chao-hsiang Wang |
King of Yen. |
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Ch'in / Qin Dynasty
255 - 207 BC
The kingdom of Qin was the westernmost of the seven kingdoms, forming a wide
north-south barrier to the barbarian lands beyond, and bordering the kingdom
of Zhao to the east. In his time as the third ruler of the dynasty, Wang Chêng was the most feared
leader, regarded as a common threat by all the other kingdoms. His ruthless
drive to unite China saw him conquer the others one by one. (There are
numerous tales of assassins sent to kill the king, one of which is
depicted in the Chinese feature film, Hero / Ying Xiong.) |
250 BC |
Hsiao-wên Wang |
King of Qin. |
249 BC |
Chuang-hsing Wang |
King of Qin. |
247 - 221 BC |
Wang Chêng |
King of Qin.
Upon the reunification of China, he changed his name. |
222 BC |
The
Qin conquer the Yen/Yan, who also rule Korean
Chosen. |
221 BC |
TheWarring States Period
comes to an end as the Qin conquer the last remaining kingdoms and
unify China. Emperor Shi Huangdi begins construction of the Great Wall to
keep out the barbarians and ensure peace for
China. He also
creates a terracotta army to safeguard him in the afterlife. |
221 - 210 BC |
Shi Huangdi /
Shih-huang-ti / Qin Shihuang |
Formerly Wang Chêng. Reunified China. |
210 - 207 BC |
Erh-shih-huang-ti |
Puppet ruler. Second
son. Committed suicide. |
207 BC |
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Puppet ruler. |
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Early Han (Western) Dynasty
207 BC - AD 25
Travellers to Japan under the Wei Dynasty
reported on its early development as a kingdom. |
207 - 202 BC |
Qin/Han War. |
207 -202 BC |
Kao Tsu |
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202 - 195 BC |
Liu Bang |
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195 - 180 BC |
Empress Lü |
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194 BC |
Korean Old Chosen
rebels against
Chinese rule and regains independence as
Wiman Chosen. |
195 - 187 BC |
Hui Ti |
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187 - 179 BC |
Lu Hou |
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179 - 156 BC |
Wên Ti |
Son of Liu Bang. |
156 - 140 BC |
Ching Ti |
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140 - 87 BC |
Wu Di / Wu Ti |
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111 BC |
The Chieu
rulers of Nam Viet are defeated and conquered by China, and only re-emerge
in AD 544. |
86 - 73 BC |
Chao Ti |
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73 - 48 BC |
Hsüan Ti |
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48 - 32 BC |
Yuan Ti |
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32 - 6 BC |
Ch'eng Ti |
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6 BC - AD 1 |
Ai Ti |
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AD 1 |
P'ing Ti |
Eight year-old. |
1 - 5 |
Wang Mang |
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5 - 9 |
Ju-tzu |
Child. |
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Hsin / Xin (New) Dynasty
AD 9 - 23 |
9 - 23 |
Wang Mang |
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Later Han (Eastern) Restoration
AD 23 - 220 |
23 - 55 |
Guang wu di /
Kuang-wu Ti |
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55 - 76 |
Ming Ti |
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76 - 89 |
Chang Ti |
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89 - 106 |
Ho Ti |
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106 - 107 |
Shang Ti |
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107 - 126 |
An Ti |
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126 - 145 |
Shun Ti |
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145 - 146 |
Ch'ung Ti |
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146 - 147 |
Chih Ti |
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147 - 168 |
Huan Ti |
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168 - 189 |
Lingdi / Ling Ti |
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189 - 220 |
Xiandi / Hsien Ti |
Puppet. Period of anarchy. |
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Warlords of the Three Kingdoms
AD 220 - 265 |
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MINOR HAN (SHU HAN) DYNASTY
AD 221 - 265 |
220 - 223 |
Cao Pei / Chao-lieh
Ti (Wei Dyn) |
Wei King. |
223 - 263 |
Hou Chu |
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263 |
The Shu kingdom is subjugated. |
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WEI DYNASTY
AD 220 - 265
Travellers to Japan under the Wei Dynasty
reported on its early development as a kingdom. |
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Wei capture the capital of Korean
Koguryo. |
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WU DYNASTY
(AD 220 - 258) |
265 - 589 |
China is split into
North and South kingdoms. |
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Jin / Tsin Dynasty
AD 265 - 589 |
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NORTH CHINA |
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SOUTH CHINA |
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WESTERN JIN / TSIN DYNASTY
AD 265 - 317
The Western Tsin were driven out of
Korea in 313. |
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EASTERN JIN / TSIN DYNASTY
AD 317 - 420 |
265 - 290 |
Wu Ti / Sima Yan |
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317 - 323 |
Jin Sima (Yuan Di) |
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280 |
The Wu Kingdom
is subjugated. |
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323 - 326 |
Ming Ti |
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290 |
Hui Ti |
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326 - 343 |
Ch'êng Ti |
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307 |
Huai Ti |
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343 - 345 |
K'ang Ti |
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307 |
The Succession Civil
Wars take place. |
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345 - 362 |
Mu Ti |
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308 - 310 |
Liu Yuan |
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362 - 366 |
Ai Ti |
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313 |
Min Ti |
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366 - 371 |
Fei Ti |
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371 - 373 |
Chien-wên Ti |
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373 - 397 |
Hsiao-wu Ti |
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Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians AD 317 - 386
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397 - 419 |
An Ti |
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1. NORTHERN WEI [WÈI] DYNASTY AD 386 - 534 |
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419 - 420 |
Kung Ti / Gong |
Abdicated. |
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(Unknown) |
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? - 471 |
Tuoba Hung |
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471 - ? |
Xiaowen |
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SUNG / SONG (ANTERIOR) DYNASTY AD 420 - 479 |
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(Unknown) |
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420 - 423 |
Wu Ti |
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(Unknown) |
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423 - 424 |
Fei Ti |
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(Unknown) |
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424 - 454 |
Wen Ti |
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515 - 529 |
Empress Dowager Ling |
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454 - 465 |
Hsiao-wu Ti |
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515 - 528 |
(Unknown) |
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465 - 473 |
Ming Ti |
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(Unknown) |
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473 - 477 |
Fei Ti |
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528 - 529 |
(Unknown) |
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477 - 479 |
Shun Ti |
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529 - 534 |
(Unknown) |
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534 |
Northern Wei splits
into Eastern and Western Wei, Chi and Zhou. |
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CH'I / QI (SOUTHERN) DYNASTY AD 479 - 502 |
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2. WESTERN WEI DYNASTY AD 535 - 556 |
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479 - 483 |
Kao Ti |
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535 - ? |
(Unknown) |
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483 - 494 |
Wu Ti |
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? -556 |
(Unknown) |
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494 - 499 |
Ming Ti |
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556 |
Western Wei becomes
Northern Zhou. |
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499 - 501 |
Tung Hun Ho |
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501 - 502 |
Ho Ti |
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3. EASTERN WEI DYNASTY AD 534 - 550 |
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550 |
Eastern Wei becomes
Northern Chi. |
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LIANG (SOUTHERN) DYNASTY AD 502 - 557 |
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502 - 549 |
Wu Ti |
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4. NORTHERN CH'I [QÍ] DYNASTY AD 550 - 577 |
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550 - 552 |
Chien-wên Ti |
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577 |
Conquered by Northern Zhou. |
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552 - 555 |
Yüan Ti |
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555 - 557 |
Ching Ti |
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5. NORTHERN CHOU [ZHOU] DYNASTY AD 557 - 581 |
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(Unknown) |
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CHEN (SOUTHERN) DYNASTY AD 549 - 589 |
? - 578 |
Wu |
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557 - 560 |
Wu Ti |
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578 - 581 |
Yu-wen Bin |
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560 - 567 |
Wên Ti |
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567 - 569 |
Fei Ti |
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577 |
Conquers Northern
Chi. |
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569 - 583 |
Hsuan Ti |
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583 - 589 |
Hou Chu |
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589 |
North conquers South
and unites China. |
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Sui Dynasty
AD 590 - 617 |
590 - 604 |
Yang Jian / Chien(Wen Ti) |
Usurper General. |
603 |
The Early Li Dynasty of
Nam Viet
is conquered, and remains under Chinese control until 939. |
604 - 617 |
Yangdi / Yang Kuang |
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The
Korean state of
Koguryo is invaded,
but the Chinese are defeated. |
617 |
Kung Ti |
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Tang / T'ang Dynasty
AD 617 - 689 |
617 - 626 |
Li Yuan (Gaozu / Kao Tsu) |
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626 - 649 |
Taizong (T'ai Tsung / Li Shih-min) |
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630 - 700 |
The legendary life of Ti Jen-chieh (Di Renjie), or Judge Dee.
Nestorian missionaries arrive in Ch'ang-an in 635.
The conquest of the Tarim Basin takes place in 645. |
645 - 647 |
An
attempt to occupy Korean
Koguryo
fails. |
649 - 683 |
Gaozong / Kao Tsung |
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659 - 665 |
Transoxania (above
and east of Persia) is occupied. |
660 |
The
Korean kingdom of
Paekche is conquered. |
668 - 676 |
Korean Silla is occupied.
Koguryo falls. |
683 - 689 |
Chung Tsung |
Son of Kao Tsung. |
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Chou / Zhou Dynasty
AD 689 - 705 |
689 - 705 |
Empress Wu Zhao |
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Wei Dynasty
AD 705 - 710 |
705 - 710 |
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Name unknown. |
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Tang Dynasty Restoration
AD 710 - 906 |
710 |
Chung Tsun |
Restored. |
710 - 712 |
Jui Tsung |
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712 - 756 |
Hsuan Tsung / Xuanzong |
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751 |
The battle of Talas.
Arabs defeat
the Chinese under Kao Hsien-chih,
but advance no further into Central Asia. |
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Greater Yen Dynasty
AD 756 - 761 |
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756 - 757 |
General An Lushan |
Usurper rebel. |
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757 |
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Son. |
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Tang Dynasty Continued |
756 - 762 |
Su Tsung |
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763 |
The Chinese lose the Tarim Basin to the Tibetans. |
762 - 780 |
Daizong / T'ai Tsung |
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780 - 805 |
Tê Tsung |
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805 - 806 |
Shun Tsung |
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806 - 821 |
Hsien Tsung |
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821 - 825 |
Mu Tsung |
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825 - 827 |
Ching Tsung |
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827 - 841 |
Wen Tsung |
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841 - 847 |
Wu Tsung |
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847 - 860 |
Hsüan Tsung |
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860 - 874 |
Yi Tsung |
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874 - 889 |
Hsi Tsung |
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889 - 904 |
Chao Tsung |
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904 - 906 |
Chao-hsüan Ti |
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907 - 1227 |
Tartar tribes
encroach on China's borders and found several of their own dynasties, ruling areas of
China itself. This leads to much instability within Chinese China, and a period of civil
war. |
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Liao (Khitan) Tartar Dynasty
AD 907 - 1125 |
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1125 |
The Liao are displaced by the
Kin/Chin
and retreat into Central Asia where they form a short-lived empire, the
Qara-Khitai. |
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Civil War Period of the Five Dynasties
AD 907 - 960 |
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1. LIANG (POSTERIOR) DYNASTY
AD 907 - 923 |
907 - 915 |
T'ai Tau |
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915 - 923 |
Mo Ti |
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2. T'ANG (POSTERIOR) DYNASTY
AD 923 - 936 |
923 - 926 |
Chuang Tsung |
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926 - 934 |
Ming Tsung |
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934 - 936 |
Min Ti |
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3. TSIN / JIN (POSTERIOR) DYNASTY
AD 936 - 947 |
936 - 943 |
Kao Tsu |
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939 |
Nam Viet
briefly reasserts its independence with the founding of the
Ngo Dynasty. |
943 - 947 |
Ch'u Ti |
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4. HAN (POSTERIOR) DYNASTY
AD 947 - 951 |
947 - 951 |
Kao Tsu |
Same as Tsin ruler? |
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5. CHOU / ZHOU (POSTERIOR) DYNASTY
AD 951 - 960 |
951 - 954 |
T'ai Tsu |
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954 - 960 |
Shih Tsung |
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Sung / Song (Northern) Dynasty
AD 960 - 1127 |
960 |
Chao Kuang-yin |
Re-imposed unity. |
960 - 976 |
T'ai Tsu |
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965 - 968 |
Nam Viet is
briefly controlled by China. |
976 - 998 |
T'ai Tsung |
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981 |
An
attempted invasion of
Nam Viet
is repulsed. |
998 - 1023 |
Chên Tsung |
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1023 - 1064 |
Jên Tsung |
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1064 - 1068 |
Ying Tsung |
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1068 - 1086 |
Shên Tsung |
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1086 - 1101 |
Chê Tsung |
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1101 - 1126 |
Hui Tsung |
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1126 - 1127 |
Ch'in Tsung |
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1127 |
Displaced by the
Kin / Chin. |
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Hsi-Hsia (Tangut) Tartar State
AD 990 - (1032) -1227 |
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1226 - 1227 |
Conquered by Mongols. |
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Kin / Chin / Jin (Jurchen / Nü-Chên) Tartar Dynasty
AD 1115 - 1234 |
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1230 - 1234 |
Conquered by Mongols. |
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Liao (Qara-Khitaï) (Western) Tartar Dynasty
AD 1125 - (1141) -1218
After being ousted from China in 1125, the Qara-Khitai ruled the Transoxiana
region from Samarkand. |
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1217 - 1218 |
Conquered by Mongols. |
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Sung / Song (Southern) Dynasty
AD 1127 - 1279 |
1127 - 1163 |
Kao Tsung |
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1163 - 1190 |
Hsiao Tsung |
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1190 - 1195 |
Kuang Tsung |
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1195 - 1225 |
Ning Tsung |
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1225 - 1265 |
Li Tsung |
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1265 - 1275 |
Tu Tsung |
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1275 - 1276 |
Kung Tsung |
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1276 - 1278 |
Tuan Tsung |
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1278 - 1279 |
Ti Ping |
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1267 - 1276 |
Conquered by
the Yuan Dynasty of
Mongols. |
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Yuan (Mongolian) Dynasty
AD 1279 - 1368
The Great Khans of the Mongolian Empire
took control of China through a series of conquests. |
1206 - 1227 |
Temüjin / Chingiz Khan |
Named Chingiz Khan by the Chinese Emperor. |
1229 - 1241 |
Ögedei Khan |
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1241 - 1246 |
Töregene Khatun |
Regent. |
1246 - 1248 |
Guyuk Khan |
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1248 - 1251 |
Oghul Ghaymish |
Regent. |
1251 - 1259 |
Mongke Khan |
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1260 - 1294 |
Kublai (Qubilai) Khan |
(Shih Tsu 1280) Ruled
China from 1279. |
1267 - 1279 |
The Southern Sung are conquered. |
1294 - 1307 |
Temur Öljeytu Khan |
(Ch'eng Tsung 1295) |
1307 - 1311 |
Qayshan Guluk / Hai-Shan |
(Wu Tsung 1308) |
1311 - 1320 |
Ayurparibhadra Ayurbarwada |
(Jên Tsung 1312) |
1320 - 1323 |
Suddhipala Gege'en / Shidebala |
(Ying Tsung 1321) |
1323 - 1328 |
Yesun-Temur |
(Tai-ting Ti 1324) |
1328 |
Arigaba Aragibag |
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1328 - 1329 |
Jijaghatu Toq-Temur |
(Ming Tsung 1329) |
1329 |
Qoshila Qutuqtu |
(Wen Tsung? 1330?) |
1329 - 1332 |
Jijaghatu Toq-Temur |
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1332 - 1333 |
Rinchenpal Irinchibal |
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1333 - 1370 |
Toghan-Temur |
(Shun Ti 1333) Fled to Mongolia. |
1368 |
The Mongols are expelled from China. |
1370 - 1388 |
Togus-Temur |
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Ming (Bright) Dynasty
AD 1368 - 1644 |
1368 - 1398 |
T'ai Tsu / Chu Yüan-chang / Taizu |
Ruled most of
southern China from 1366. Hung Wu Era. |
1398 - 1402 |
Civil War between
rival claimants. |
1398 - 1402 |
Hui Ti |
Chien-wen Era. |
1402 - 1425 |
Ch'eng Tsu |
Yung-Lo Era. |
1402 - 1425 |
Ch'eng Tsu moves the capital from Nanking (Nan-ching / Nanjing) to Peking (Pei-ching / Beijing). |
1407 - 1428 |
Nam Viet is
occupied by China. |
1425 - 1246 |
Jen Tsung |
Hung-hsi Era. |
1426 - 1436 |
Hsüan Tsung |
Hsuan-te Era. |
1436 - 1450 |
Ying Tsung |
Cheng-T'ung Era. |
1450 - 1457 |
T'ai Tsung / Ching Ti |
Ching-t'ai Era. |
1457 - 1465 |
Ying Tsung |
Restored. T'ien-shun
Era. |
1465 - 1488 |
Hsien Tsung |
Ch'eng-hua Era. |
1488 - 1506 |
Hsiao Tsung |
Hung-chih Era. |
1506 - 1522 |
Wu Tsung |
Cheng-te Era. |
1522 - 1567 |
Shih Tsung |
Chia-tsing Era. |
1567 - 1573 |
Mu Tsung / Chu
Tsai-hou |
Lung-ch'ing Era. |
1573 - 1620 |
Shên Tsung / Chu
I-chun |
Wan-Li Era. |
1620 - 1621 |
Kuang Tsung / Chu
Ch'ang-lo |
T'ai-ch'ang Era. |
1621 - 1628 |
Hsi Tsung |
T'ien-ch'i Era. |
1628 - 1644 |
Szu (Kuang) Tsung /
Chu Yu-chien |
Hanged himself upon
Manchu approach. Ch'ung-chen Era. |
1644 |
Pei-ching
is occupied by rebels, the emperor commits suicide, and the rebels are thrown
out by Manchuria. A Manchurian occupation begins in the north, while an
independent remnant of the
Ming briefly survives in the south. |
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Ming (Southern) Dynasty
AD 1644 - 1662 |
1644 - 1645 |
Fu Wang, Prince of Fu
/ Chu Yu-sung |
Hung-kuang Era. |
1645 - 1646 |
Tang Wang / Chu
Yü-chien |
Lung-wu Era. |
1646 - 1662 |
Yung-ming Wang / Chu
Yu-lang |
Yung-li Era. |
1662 |
The emperor is captured in
Burma
in 1661, and executed by Manchus
in 1662. |
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Manchu Ch'ing / Qin (Clear) Dynasty
AD 1644 - 1911 |
1644 - 1662 |
Shih Tsu |
No Era. |
1662 - 1723 |
Shêng Tsu |
K'ang-Hsi Era. |
1723 - 1736 |
Shih Tsung |
Yung-chêng Era. |
1736 - 1796 |
Kao Tsung |
Ch'ien-Lung Era. |
1792 |
Nepalese
expansion is halted by defeat at the hands of the Chinese in Tibet. |
1796 - 1821 |
Jên Tsung |
Chia-ch'ing Era. |
1821 - 1851 |
Hsüan Tsung |
Tao-kuang Era. |
1851 - 1862 |
Wen Tsung |
Hsien-fêng Era. |
1862 - 1908 |
Tz'u Hsi (Cixi) the
Empress Dowager |
No Era. |
1862 - 1875 |
Mu Tsung |
T'ung-chih Era. |
1875 - 1909 |
Tê Tsung |
Kuang-hsu Era. |
1909 - 1911 |
Mo Ti (Pu Yi) |
Hsuan-t'ung Era. |
1911 |
The last Chinese emperor is deposed by republicans. |
1949 |
The Republic of China is conquered by the communist forces of Mao Tse Tung.
The New Republic of China is declared on Taiwan by the exiled General Chiang
Kai Chek. |
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